A memorandum has been submitted to the Prime Minister Manmohan Singh by expressing opposition to the Union government's decision to entrust construction work of Khongshang-Tamenglong road in Manipur to the State PWD from the Border Road Organisation (BRO).
Category: Roads & Highways
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Work starts on road over Vanchiyoor canal in T’puram
In Thiruvananthapuram, Work on a new road over the Vanchiyoor canal was launched on November 5. The work, launched by the Kerala Public Works Minister VK Ebrahim Kunju, will see 300 metres of the canal having slabs laid over it at a cost of Rs 7.5 crore to enable transport over it.
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Bridge over river near Mangalore nearing completion
Work on the bridge across Nethravathi on Mahavir Circle-Talapady stretch of the National Highway 66 near Mangalore area is complete to the extent of 90 per cent. Work on approach roads to the bridge on either sides is only remaining.
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Civic body to take over R&B roads in Hyderabad
The Andhra Pradesh government will soon issue a government order (GO) for handing over Roads & Buildings (R&B) Department's roads to the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) by creating a separate division, said GHMC Commissioner Somesh Kumar on November 5.
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Improved footpaths to more Chennai roads
In its second phase of the footpath improvement scheme, the Chennai Corporation has decided to redesign and develop footpaths in 249 bus routes in the city. A sub-committee of the Chennai Unified Metropolitan Transport Authority (CUMTA) on November 5 took a decision to invite bids to redesign these stretches.
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Myosre Outer Ring Road to be completed in 8-months
The Outer Ring Road (ORR) project for Mysore is expected to be completed in eight months time if the work goes well as per the plan of Mysore Urban Development Authority (Muda). The proposed ORR is expected to address the traffic problem on the Narasimharaja Boulevard and prevent heavy vehicles from entering the city. The project is pending since a decade due to land acquisition problems.
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Nod to 4-laning of A’bad-Yedeshi h’way at Rs 2,406.63 cr
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs has approved four-laning of the Aurangabad-Yedeshi section of National Highway-211 in Maharashtra. The road work will be taken up under the National Highways Development Project (NHDP) Phase IV on Build, Operate and Transfer (BOT-Annuity) in Design, Build, Finance, Operate and Transfer (DBFOT) pattern.
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Rs 9.9 cr okayed for works on Harrington Road
An alternative technology that will enable laying of concrete roads without disrupting traffic is to be adopted by the The Chennai Corporation. The Corporation Council on October 31 approved the use of slip form/fixed form concrete pavers in re-laying some roads to expedite the work without disrupting traffic in the area.
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Making the right noises
Will the proposed Dispute Resolution Bill enhance or stymie the negotiating power of infrastructure developers? While the Planning Commission has articulated a clear need for a new law that addresses the typical infractions that occur between public
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Rescheduling is prejudicial to the exchequer
As someone who has withstood the pressure from the infrastructure sector on the question of whether contract renegotiation should be adopted as a norm, Gajendra Haldea, Adviser to the Deputy Chairman of the Planning Commission of India minces no words.